One number, and the four things worth having ready when you call.
Call (504) 520-4493No obligation · Written for New Orleans · Jefferson County
One number for New Orleans motorcycle accident lawyer: (504) 520-4493. There is no form on this page. The deadlines that apply to the situation get identified and the next step gets set.
Coverage is New Orleans and the surrounding communities across Jefferson and Orleans Counties, including Mid-City, Bywater, Marigny, Gentilly, Algiers Point and Lakeview.
Before you call: If you are hurt, seek medical care first. Keep discharge papers, photograph the motorcycle and protective gear before they are moved, and retain the report and tow-yard information.
The first review should focus on documents and objects, not a rehearsed story. The report, the motorcycle, the road, the policy, medical paperwork, photos, and witness details answer different questions. The sooner they are collected, the less a later claim has to depend on memory.
No page can calculate the value of an injury or determine fault from a short description. What can be done promptly is to preserve the details that decide those questions: the exact scene, vehicle damage, video, coverage documents, and the actual legal dates that apply.
A street address is useful, but cross streets, direction, lane, and the point relative to tracks or a drainage inlet are better. They help locate cameras, find the road condition, and understand whether a rider had space to avoid the collision.
Keep the report number and note whether New Orleans Police, Louisiana State Police, a sheriff's office, or another agency responded. The report is a starting record, not the final decision on fault, and its source determines how it is requested.
A driveway, repair shop, insurer lot, or tow yard all create different risks. The motorcycle, helmet, clothing, and damaged parts may show the collision mechanics, so photograph them before cleaning, repair, release, or disposal.
Keep the declarations page, claim number, reservation-of-rights letter, medical authorization, and any settlement paperwork. Policy notice provisions and the civil prescription date are separate clocks; neither is safely assumed from a casual call.
Preserve what you can today: seek medical care, keep the discharge papers, photograph the bike and gear, write down witnesses, and keep the tow-yard information. A New Orleans motorcycle crash claim has a clock and evidence that can disappear long before that clock runs out.
Call (504) 520-4493No obligation · Written for New Orleans · Jefferson County